Saint Michael Parish August 11, 2019 Nineteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator Bernadette Brokars– Office Manager Saint Michael Church Founded 1831
1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766 https://icstmichael19122.wordpress.com/ E-mail st.michaelrcchurch1831@aol.com
Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets Worship Ctr Office hours at Saint Michael Tuesday—Friday 9:30 a.m.— 1:00 p.m.
MASS /MISA Sunday Mass at St. Michael
9:30 a.m. English 11:30 a.m. Español Daily Mass at St. Michael Monday to Friday 8:30 Am Confessions Contact Father Artura
Collection July 29, was $910.00 Lector schedule back of church Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fish town/Northern Liberties for 185 years. We continue creating a community where all God’s children are treated with dignity & respect and where faith, hope and love/charity are abound. We welcome all new immigrants and visitors to our parish. La parroquia de San Miguel ha sido una parte viable de Fishtown/Northern Liberties por 185 años. Continuamos creando una comunidad donde tratamos con dignidad y respeto a los niños y donde la fe, la esperanza y el amor/la caridad es abundante. Damos la bienvenida a todos los nuevos inmigrantes y vecinos a nuestra parroquia.
August 11, 2019
Stay Awake and be Ready Masses For the Week
Schedule for lectors/ministers in back of church
Sunday August 11,2019 9:30 Rev .Anthony Genoese, OSA Deceased members Clemens family 11:30 Rev. Jos A Amalfitano August 12,, 2019 Monday St. Jas Francis Chantel 8:30 pope Francis August 13, 2019 Tuesday St Pontain, pope 8:30 Michael Carr August 14, 2019 Wednesday St Maximillian Kobe 8:30am deceased of Clemens Family August 15 , 2019 2019 Thursday Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Holyday 8:30 deceased of Clemens family 12:00 noon People of Parish August 9, 2019 2019 Friday St Theresa Benedicta of Cross 8:30 Evangelization Sunday August11, 2019 19th Sunday Ordinary 9:30 Special intentions R/O Kathleen 11:30 Pope Francis Sanctuary Lights will burn this week for all Victims of abortion
Please Pray for our Sick Joseph Rambo Carmen Gonzalez, Samuel Biaggi, Gloria Mathis , Hanah Rauch Sissy Colville, , Bill Long, Dean Colville, Eileen Lederer, Cheryl Howards, Elaine Hoffman, Amador & Carmen Santiago, Sonny Dunbar, Sharon Micenec, Ray Fenner, John Halgen, Audrey Brown, Edward Campbell, Zoraida Caez, Edward Holmes, Henry Lucier, Sis Clemens, Ralph Berarducci, Maria Rivera, Isabella Lederer, Bianca Mercado, Dorothy Schill, Joseph Micenec, Olga Espada, and Hilda Rodriguez. Allan Anderson Those who have asked for our prayers & those who have no one to pray for them.
Collection July 29 , 2019 $910.00 _________________________________ St. Michael Grade School Alumni Reunion (all years) St. Michael Alumni Mass Saturday, October 26, 2019 - 4 p.m. St. Michael Church 1445 N 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19122
St. Michael Grade School Alumni Reunion (all years) to follow at Curran’s Irish Inn (Tacony) 6 p.m. till 10 p.m. 6900 State Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19135 ▪
$40 per person ▪ Hot Buffet ▪ Dessert ▪ Open Bar ▪ DJ ▪ Donation to St. Mike’s Church Please help spread the word by inviting your former classmates & teachers. Make your reservations by calling Diane '81 (215) 776-4684 or Kelly '82 (215) 519-7552
August 11, 2019 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Those wishing to have their child bap zed. Need to call the office at least two months in advance to schedule the prepara on class. There is a fee for the class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the pastor eight months in advance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements. Couples rather than parents or wedding coordinators should contact the church. CARE FOR THE SICK: In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for a visits at home to the elderly and inform or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest. SPONSORSHIP: To be a sponsor/godparent for Bap sm or Confirma on and receive a le er of eligibility from the Pastor, a person must be a registered member of the parish for a minimum of 6 months, at least 16 years of age, received all the Sacraments through Confirma on, a ending Mass faithfully, and Married sacramentally. Come or call the office to schedule a mass for your love ones.
SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO: Aquellos que desean que sus hijos sean bautizados, Llamar a la oficina por lo menos dos meses por anticipado para registrarse y pagar por la clase de preparación al sacramento. SACRAMENTO DEL MATRIMONIO: Se deben hacer arreglos con el administrados parroquial, ocho meses antes y cumplir con los requisitos Diocesanos. CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS: En ocasión de una Situación de emergencia, de enfermedad o visitas en casa o hospital y desea la visita del Párroco. PADRINOS: Padrino/madrina de Bautismo o confirmación y si Usted necesita recibir una carta comprobante del párroco la persona debe ser miembro registrado de la Parroquia por un mínimo de 6 meses, por lo menos 16 años de edad, recibió todos los Sacramentos hasta confirmación, asistir a la misa fielmente Y si es pareja, ser casado sacramentalmente. RECORDATORIO: Hay una serie de misas disponibles para honrar a tus seres queridos. Para programar una misa, llame o venga a la oficina.
ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Thursday in the Church following the 8:30 a.m. mass un l 1:00 p.m No adora on July and August ——————————————————————————————
ATENCION FELIGRESES EXPOSICION DEL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO Cada Jueves en la Iglesia despues de la misa de las 8:30 a.m. hasta la 1:00 p.m.
Venid y adoremos!
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Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson The news came to me bunched together with an assortment of insignificant emails. My priest classmate had died. What a shock it was! He had been a generally jolly person who sat across the aisle of the seminary classroom from me for eight years. Like me, he went on from our initial assignments as parish assistant priests (now curiously known as “parochial vicars”) to more specialized jobs. He as a prison chaplain and yours truly as a high school teacher. In his case, the new task did not seem such a good fit. But he made it work. So well did he ply his task that he eventually rose to become chief of prison chaplains for my home state of Pennsylvania. In that foolishness we fall into, the shock most likely came because God’s plan did not coincide with my own. Our Scriptures this weekend speak to us of three different matters. First the focus is on faith; then of waiting, and finally of vigilance. There comes a point in life when gray hair usually arrives, combined with news of the deaths of friends that forces us to be more cognizant of matters like our own death. It is a whole different outlook that was never a part of our youth. The questions then arise as to how one is to maintain a youthful outlook in faith, and how one is to be vigilant about it. It seems to me that not only is youth not a matter of birthday count but also that it is a state of mind. I have known pessimists who seem to have died at 35, and optimists who remain so well into their 80’s. Our basically joy-based faith comes from the resurrected Jesus, still very much alive, and not in any way a prisoner of time. When He told His Apostles that He would be with them until the end of time, and certainly that includes you and me here in our time, then the only choice we have is to be sure in our faith, and glad of it.
As for vigilance, that certainly implies a certain attitude toward the material things of this world that frees us from being beholden to them. From overvaluing them. From identifying our self-worth with them. Certainly our vigilance is not to adopt a maudlin attitude. If the phrase “If I live that long” appears frequently in our conversation that is a signal to me that one has lost the taste for life, much less the gusto needed to enjoy it. Each new morning is either appreciated or not. How we say the words “O God, it’s morning” gives us away. We hear Jesus say today “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.” What a put down of our worst enemy at times, namely fear. Fear is the antithesis of the Gospel. It should have no place in a Christian’s heart. Once upon a time a boy and his father were traveling in a car when a bee flew through the open window. The boy was so highly allergic to bee stings that he and his father knew that his life was in danger. As the boy frantically jumped around and tried to avoid the agitated bee, the father calmly reached out and grabbed the bee. When he opened his hand, the bee began to fly again terrifying the boy once more. The father then said, “Look, son,” holding up a hand with an implanted stinger, “his stinger is gone; he can’t hurt you any longer.” As a bee loses its stinger when it stings, death lost its sting when it STUNG Jesus. Amen .
San Miguel Arcángel,defendernos en la batalla, Sé nuestra protección contra la maldad y las trampas del diablo. Que Dios lo reprenda, oremos humildemente; y haz tú, oh príncipe de la hueste celestial,por el poder de Dios, arroja al infierno Satanás y todos los espíritus malignos que vagan por el mundo buscando la ruina de souan Amen
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